The Game Awards 2024: Here’s the complete list of winners

By Cristina Alexander and Tomas Franzese Published December 12, 2024

Key art for The Game Awards 2024. — The Game Awards

To cap off 2024, The Game Awards saw some of the year’s biggest and best games — like Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Black Myth: Wukong — fight for Game of the Year and several other prestigious awards. Astro Bot ended up being the game that came away with that top honor. That was far from the only award of the night, though. To help you keep track of all the winners of The Game Awards 2024, we created this list. Check it out to see if your favorite game of 2024 won an award!

The Game Awards 2024: Official 4K Livestream -Thursday, December 12 (7:30p ET/4:30p PT/12:30a GMT)

Game of the Year

WINNER: Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Metaphor: ReFantazio

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Best Game Direction

WINNER: Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Narrative

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WINNER: Metaphor: ReFantazio
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Silent Hill 2

Best Art Direction

Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
WINNER: Metaphor: ReFantazio
Neva

Best Score & Music

Astro Bot
WINNER: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Silent Hill 2
Stellar Blade

Best Audio Design

Astro Bot
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
WINNER: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

Briana White – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Hannah Telle – Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Humberly Gonzalez: Star Wars Outlaws
Luke Roberts – Silent Hill 2
WINNER: Melina Juergens – Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Innovation in Accessibility

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Diablo 4
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
WINNER: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Star Wars Outlaws

Games for Impact

Closer the Distance
Indika
WINNER: Neva
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Best Ongoing Game

Destiny 2
Diablo 4
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
WINNER: Helldivers 2

Best Community Support

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky

Best Independent Game

Animal Well
WINNER: Balatro
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Neva
UFO 50

Best Debut Indie Game

Animal Well
WINNER: Balatro
Manor Lords
Pacific Drive
The Plucky Squire

Best Mobile Game

AFK Journey
WINNER: Balatro
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Wuthering Waves
Zenless Zone Zero

Best VR/AR Game

Arizona Sunshine Remake
Asgard’s Wrath 2
WINNER: Batman: Arkham Shadow
Metal: Hellsinger VR
Metro Awakening

Best Action Game

WINNER: Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Stellar Blade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

WINNER: Astro Bot
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Silent Hill 2
Star Wars Outlaws
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best RPG

Dragon’s Dogma 2
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WINNER: Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Fighting Game

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
MultiVersus
WINNER: Tekken 8

Best Family Game

WINNER: Astro Bot
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Super Mario Party Jamboree
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
The Plucky Squire

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Age of Mythology: Retold
WINNER: Frostpunk 2
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Manor Lords
Unicorn Overlord

Best Sports/Racing Game

F1 24
WINNER: EA Sports FC 25
NBA 2K25
Top Spin 2K25
WWE 2K24

Best Multiplayer Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
WINNER: Helldivers 2
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Adaptation

Arcane
WINNER: Fallout
Knuckles
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Most Anticipated

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
WINNER: Grand Theft Auto 6
Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
Monster Hunter Wilds

Content Creator of the Year

WINNER: CaseOh
IlloJuan
Techno Gamerz
Typical Gamer
Usada Pekora

Best Esports Game

Counter-Strike 2
DOTA 2
WINNER: League of Legends
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

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Aleksib
Chovy
WINNER: Faker
ZywOo
ZmjjKK

Best Esports Team

Bilibili Gaming
Gen.G
Navi
WINNER: T1
Team Liquid

Players’ Voice

WINNER: Black Myth: Wukong
Genshin Impact
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Wuthering Waves
Zenless Zone Zero

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